[WinMac] Re: seeking advice/resources for a *new* mac-based LAN
Rick Kent(maverick[at]maverickmedia.com)
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:45:26 -0700
I can respond from experience to a few of your questions:
>
>2. Soon after the LAN is set up, they want to get a cable modem
>setup for Internet access sharing.
>
>a. What is good security software to get so people can't hack in via
>whichever computer has the cable modem connection? (I hope to have
>them use a Mac for this instead of a Windows machine.)
>b. What is good Internet connection sharing software or hardware on
>the Mac side? (I know about Sygate on the Windows side.)
For both of those questions, try IPNetRouter from Sustainable Softworks:
http://www.sustworks.com.
With this software solution, you can connect the cable modem to your
Mac Server (or any Mac on the network for that matter). It works
flawlessly to provide internet connections for any Mac or PC on the
network, and it is very easy to setup. (It is also inexpensive,
considering the alternatives.)
If you use a separate ethernet card for your LAN (i.e. one card for
your LAN, one for your cable modem, on the same machine), they you
can set up a simple firewall with IPNetRouter. It's right in the
documentation, and although we have not done it (we're still
desparately awaiting either cable or DSL service availability), it
appears to be very straightforward. The company is also very good
about responding to e-mail support requests.
>
>3. What is considered good backup software? (Ideally, I'd like NOT
>to use tapes, but CD-R or CD-RW instead.)
I was amused that someone else responded with "You're pretty much
stuck with Retrospect <http://www.dantz.com>". I wish I were so
"stuck" with all the products I need. Retrospect is a superb piece
of software, and from what I have read, is completely unmatched in
the PC world.
Rick
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